Vilhelm Hammershøi

Den Hvide Dør (The White Door)

Found at Christies, New York
European Art Part I, Lot 221
28.Okt - 28.Okt.2019

Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX

Description

inscribed, dated and signed 'Interior fra Karl Madsen's Bolig Lyngby/malt i 1888/v. Hammershøi' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 5/8 x 21 ½ in. (62 x 55 cm.)
Painted in 1888.
The artist. | Alfred Bramsen (1851-1932), Copenhagen, acquired directly from the above, 1891. | His sale; Winkel and Magnussen, Copenhagen, 1 January 1904, no. 22 as Interiør. Den gamle Bilæggerovn, Lyngby 1898. | Hjalmar Hein (1871-1922), Copenhagen, acquired at the above sale. | (possibly) Christian Ludwig David (1878-1960), Copenhagen. | (possibly his sale) Kunsthallen, Copenhagen, 5-6 March 1953, lot 133a (erroneously catalogued as Michaëlis & Bramsen, no. 68). | Anonymous sale; Arne Bruu

Auction result well in line with expectations

In October 2019 Christies in New York held the auction European Art Part I, which included the work Den Hvide Dør (The White Door) by Vilhelm Hammershøi. The price achieved of USD 915,000.00 (€ 820,259.97) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 800,000.00 – 1,200,000.00. Admittedly, works by Vilhelm Hammershøi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Stue (Interior with an Oval Mirror) in May last year with an auction result of USD 6,300,000.00 (€ 5,870,841.49).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Oktober 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion European Art Part I durch, in der auch die Arbeit Den Hvide Dør (The White Door) von Vilhelm Hammershøi zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 915.000,00 (€ 820.259,97) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 800.000,00 – 1.200.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Vilhelm Hammershøi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Stue (Interior with an Oval Mirror) im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 6.300.000,00 (€ 5.870.841,49).